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Caitlin
 
Home Town: Buffalo, New York, USA
Living In: Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA
Member Since: Apr. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Italian, Dessert, Quick & Easy
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About this Cook
I am a graduate student working towards my PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Connecticut. I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY - I love it there and I miss it every day. My life is largely dominated by school and research right now, but when I do have free time I love to bake and decorate cakes for any occasion (and many times for no occasion at all). Where my passion really lies though, is with my family and friends :-)
My favorite things to cook
Spaghetti, because I can't mess it up.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Licking the spoon or the beaters when my Mom was baking was/is one of my favorite things to do in the kitchen :)
My cooking triumphs
not applicable
My cooking tragedies
too many to list!
Recipe Reviews 41 reviews
Whoopie Pies I
I was looking for something that was a close imitation of Oreo Cakesters when I tried this. They are definitely distinguishable from Cakesters; I think they're better! :) I doubled the recipe when I tried it and got 30 sandwiches. Make sure your baking soda and powder are not expired to avoid flat pancake cookies. For the frosting I used 1 cup shortening (because I doubled the recipe, would normally be 1/2) and 1/2 cup butter (would normally be 1/4), so it wasn't all shortening. I also added 2 heaping Tbsps of Fluff to give it a little more elasticity. I omitted the egg whites and didnt replace them with any other liquid. The frosting was not runny at all. I'll definitely make these again!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 10, 2011
Dessert Crepes
EXCELLENT. Made them for dessert for a French themed dinner for 13 guests. 2 batches of the recipe as written gave me 23 8" crepes. I used the recipe as written, added a splash of vanilla, then added add'l sugar and salt to taste. They start to cook right away in the heated pan, so I would remove the pan from the stovetop, hold it at a fairly steep angle and pour the batter into the top of the pan (using a 1/3 cup scoop) and let gravity do its thing to get the batter to spread out thin. Worked great. Stacked them on a plate with pieces of parchment paper between layers, stored overnight in a Corningware dish with a lid. They sweat a little for some reason, but this did not affect taste or texture. Served at rm temp as a "crepe station" where guests had strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, bananas, hot fudge, Nutella, powdered sugar and whipped cream to stuff their own crepes. RAVE reviews. Thanks for the great recipe.

7 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 6, 2011
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Excellent. I used two 1.5 lb boneless tenderloins. Poked holes with a fork in each and rubbed them with a little plain sea salt. I poured ~2 cups root beer over them and let em cook for 6 hours on low, the drained the rootbeer and poured a bunch of BBQ sauce over them and allowed them to continue cooking for another hour and a half. Shredded super easily, great for leftovers. Thanks!

5 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 12, 2011
 
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